Change in ventricular size and effect of ventricular catheter placement in pediatric patients with shunted hydrocephalus

Neurosurgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1329-1335

  Tuli, Sagun ^a   O'Hayon, Bonnie ^a   Drake, James ^a   Clarke, Michael ^a   Kestle, John ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral ventricles; Cerebrospinal fluid shunts; Diagnostic imaging; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric; Randomized clinical trials; Repeat events

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHUNTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032763955     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199912000-00012     Document Type: Article

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